Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22
REGULATING RAILROADS.
THE HOUSE AGREES TO THE
CONFERENCE REPORT.

for th- Signature of the President-
The Vote In Detail.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-In the House
to-day, after the reading OF the journal,
the Speaker stated that the regular order
was the vote upon the adoption of the
conference report on the interstate COM
merce bill.
Mr. Butterworth asked unanimous con-
sent TO have separate vote upon the
fourth section, and Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa,
asked to have a separate vote on the COM
mission feature. but Mr.. Crisp objected
to both requests.
Mr.. Dunnam moved to recommit the
bill to the conference committee
Mr.. Crisp raised point OF order agains t
hat motion.
The Speaker said he knew of no rule
which authorized the recommIttal of a
I conference report and sustained the point
Of order.
Mr.. UNeiIl, OF Pennsylvania, inquired
whether there was any Parliamentary
4 proceeding by which those gentlemen.
who were embarrassed by having to vote
r. tor or against an important bill without
having an opportunity to divest it of its
Objectionable features, could be relieved
N Of that embarrassment, but no sugges-
tion to that end was made, and the vote
4 was taken on adopting the conference re-
port. 1t was agreed to by 219 yeas to Al
y nays.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
Following is the detailed vote:
III YEAs-Messrs. Adams OF Illinois,
Adams of New York, Allen of Mississippi,
Anderson OF Kansas, Baker, Ba!lentine,
Barbour Barksdale, Barnes, Barry,
Bayne, Belmont, Bennett, Blanchard,
BlOunt, Bound, Brady, Breckiuridge of
& Arkansas, BreckinrIdge OF Kentucky,
Brown OF ONO, Brown of Pennsylvan a.
Buck, ,Bunnell, Burleigh, Burrows, Bu ter
worth, Bynum, Cabell. Caldwell,
Felix Campbell OF New YORK,
Campbell of Pennsylvania, Can
non, Carleton, Cutchings, Glenn
ente, Collins, Compton, Comstock,
Con&er, Copper, COwIes, Cox OF North
Carolina. Grain, Crisp. CrOxton. Culber-
sOp, CurlIn, CutcheOn, Daniel. Davidson
OF Florida. Dawson, Dlngley, DOckery,
3 Dorsey, DOugherty. Durham, Dunn,
Eden, E dridge, Ellsberry, Everhart,
Farquhar, Fisher, Fleeger, Foran, Fuller,
Funston, Gallnger, Geades, Gibson OF
Maryland, Glover, Got, Green. GrOut,
bale, hal, Halsell, Hammond, Harmer,
Harris, Hatch, Haynes, Heard, Hemp
bill, Henderson of Iowa, Her derson of
Illinois, Henderson of North Carolina,
Bendry, Hepburn, Herbert, Herman,
Hiestand, Hires, HIT, Holman, Holmes,
Hopkins, HOward,i iHuId, lrion, j Johnston,
OF Indiana, Johnston OF North Carolina,
Jones OF Alabama, Jones OF
Texas, Lafoon, LatoIlette, Landes,
La nham, Lawler, Leievre, Lehlbaca, Lind
siey. Littl=, Lore, Louttit, Loverinl, Low
w. Lyman, MahOney, Mat son. Nc Ad0o.
McCOmas, McCreary, McKinlev. McMIi-
In, McRea, Millard, Milhken, Mills, Mot
fat, Morrill,, Morrison, Muller, Muir.
ply, Neal, Neece, Nelson, Norwood,
ODonnell, O'FerraIl, Osborne, Outh-
waile, owen, Parker, Payson, Peel, Per.
kins, Perry, Peters, Pettibone, Phelps,
Riggs, Robertson. Rockwell, Romeis
Rogers, Rowell, kusk, Ryan, Sadler, Saw.
yer, Sayers, Scott, Scranton, ses-
slons, Shaw, Singleton, Skinner, Sowden,
SpOOner, Springer, Steele, Stephenson,
Stewart of Texas, Stone OF Kentucky,
Stcne OF Missouri, Storm, Strait, Struble.
6wope, Symes, Tarsney, TaIlbee, E. B.
TAYLOR Of Ohio, |. H. TAYLOR of Ohio, j.
M. Taylor of Tennessee, z. Taylor OF Ten
nessee, Thomas of Illinois, Thomas of
Wisconsin, Thompson, Tillman. Towns
hend, Trigg, Tucker, Turner Van Eaton,
Van Scbalck, Wade, Wakefield, Wallace.
Ward of Illinois, Ward of indiana, War
ner OF Ohio, Warner OF Missouri, Weber.
Wellborn, Wheeler. White of Minnesota,
Wilkins, Willis, wilson, Winans. W olford.
Woodburn and WOrthington-2l9.
THE NEGATIVE VOTE.
Those voting In the negative were:
Messrs. Allen OF Massachusetts, NJ Anderson
OF OHIO, Bliss, BouteIle, Boyle, Bragg.
Brumm, Campbell OF Ono, Caswell, Dib.
Bile, Ely, Evans, FELTON,, Findlay, Freder-
tpL Cav (,Il6tIan
Hill, JOt nson OF New York, Kelley,
ketchum, Libbey, Long, Markham, Mar
tin, Mckenna, Miller. Morrow, Oates.
O'Neill OF Pennsy vania, O'Nein of Mis-
fsouri, Ranney, Reed of Maine, Rice, Sey-
mpur, adswOrtn, Wait, Weaver OF
South Carolina and White OF Pennsylva.
MIA.
A large number OF pairs was an
nOunced, but only in the following cases
was it stated how the members named in
the pairs would have voted: Messrs.
Merrman, Glass, Snyder, Clardy, Wise
and Stone of Massachusetts, who would
have voted in the affirmative, were pared
with Messrs. Bacon. O'Hara, Hanback,,
Bing ban, Negley and Davis, who would
have voted III the negative. The bill,
after being enrolled and signed by the
presiding officers of the two houses, will
be sent TO tue President for his action.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The bill, as agreed upon by both
houses OF Congress, in It's
6rst section applies tire provisions
Of This act to any common carrier
engaged In the transportation OF passcn-
gers wholly by railroad, or partly by rail-
road and partly by water, when both are
used under common control, management
or arrangement through more than one
state or Territory, or from any place in
the United States TO an adjacent foreign
Country. 1t defines the term "railroad"
10 include all bridges and ferries used or
operated by any railroad. All charges
made Tor any service rendered IN the
transportation OF passengers or property
shall be reasonable and just, and every
unjust and unreasonable charge for such
service is prohibited aud declared to be
unlawful,
NO DISCRIMINATION.
Section makes it unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions
nf ibis acc TO charge, demand, collect or
receive directly or Indirectly from any
person or persons greater or less compen
sation for any service rendered in the
Transportation Of passengers or property
Than II charges, demands, collects or re-
ccives from any other person or persons
for dong for him or them like and con-
temporanoous service In the transporta-
tiOn OF a like kind OF traffic undar sinh.